'Sword Art Online' Spinoff Manga Announced

It was announced in the latest issue of Dengeki Bunko Magazine that a spinoff manga based on Sword Art Online will start serialization in the 32nd issue of the magazine in June. The new manga, Sword Art Online Girls Ops, will be drawn by Neko Nekobyou and will focus on the female characters of the first and second story arcs of the series; Lisbeth, Silica and Leafa.

Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series by Reki Kawahara, with illustrations by abec. It has been adapted into three manga, an anime and a video game.

In addition, Sword Art Online: Progressive, the novels telling Kirito’s adventures in the first two floors of Aincrad, will also be adapted into a manga, starting serialization on June 30.